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Resources of a New Carbon Economy
Author(s) -
Marzi Thomas,
Knappertsbusch Volker,
Grevé Anna,
Deerberg Görge,
Doetsch Christian,
Weidner Eckhard
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemie ingenieur technik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1522-2640
pISSN - 0009-286X
DOI - 10.1002/cite.201800037
Subject(s) - raw material , carbon fibers , renewable energy , fossil fuel , low carbon economy , chemical industry , production (economics) , zero emission , environmental science , atmosphere (unit) , climate change , cement , natural resource economics , waste management , process engineering , environmental engineering , engineering , chemistry , materials science , economics , meteorology , composite number , composite material , ecology , physics , macroeconomics , organic chemistry , metallurgy , electrical engineering , biology
In order to achieve the two‐degree target agreed by the Paris Climate Change Conference, man‐made carbon input into the atmosphere has to be limited to a quantity not greater than the amount of carbon that can be absorbed by sinks. In addition to the energy system, this also affects important industries such as the steel, cement and chemical industry, whose production structures are essentially based on the processing of fossil carbon compounds. If a net zero emission target really is to be achieved, a system change that includes the fundamentally different management of carbon‐containing raw materials is also essential for these industries. This requires a considerable amount of renewable energy.